Illuminations: Essays and Reflections

Synopsis

A selection of works from one of the most original cultural critics of the twentieth century―as selected by hannah arendt and including a classic essay of her own about walter benjamin’s life and philosophy. ¶ “there has been no more original, no more serious critic and reader in our time. ”―george steiner ¶ an icon of criticism, walter benjamin was renowned for his insights on art, literature, and philosophy. This volume includes his views on kafka, with whom he felt a close personal affinity; his studies on baudelaire and proust; and his essays on leskov and on brecht’s epic theater.